Your smoke alarm’s chirp can be oddly reassuring, a small sound that suggests everything is still working. Yet the device making that noise may already be too old to reliably sense a real fire. The ...

So far in 2026, there have been 23 fire deaths in Mississippi. There were no working smoke alarms in at least 17 of those cases. Compare that to the 75 residential fire deaths in 2025, when there were ...

A smoke alarm sitting quietly on a ceiling may look harmless, but behind that plastic cover lies a ticking time bomb of risk if it’s expired or malfunctioning. Every year, thousands of home fires ...

Did you know that nearly two-thirds of home fire deaths happen in homes without working smoke alarms? Not homes without alarms. Homes with alarms that don't work. And most of the time, it's ...

Daylight Savings Time begins Sunday and it has become a tradition to test your smoke alarms while also turning clocks ahead one hour. Sioux City Fire Lieutenant John Nelson says it’s important to make ...

Illinois residents are being urged to test, inspect and replace smoke and carbon monoxide alarms as they turn their clocks forward for daylight saving time, according to a community announcement. The ...

As Marylanders prepare to turn their clocks back for the end of daylight saving time, Acting State Fire Marshal Jason Mowbray is urging residents to check their smoke alarms. The time change, which ...

Fire officials urge residents to check their smoke alarms when changing their clocks for daylight saving time. Working smoke alarms can reduce the risk of dying in a house fire by about 60%. As ...